Features

Investigative journalist Nick Davies on the myth of press freedom.

Dunja Mijatović makes the case for light-touch regulation.

How the internet got colonized, by Jillian C York.

Micah L Sifry assesses the political limits of social media.

The internet, laws and conventions, mass surveillance, media freedom and censorship - facts and figures about democracy in the digital era.

Further information, campaign groups and websites.

Activist and Icelandic Pirate Party MP Birgitta Jónsdóttir on what we can do and the tools we can all use to strengthen democracy and make it real.

Strange goings-on in the trial of indigenous protesters accused of killing police in Bagua. Roxana Olivera reports from the Peruvian Amazon.

John Hilary on a degrading spectacle that keeps coming back.

MSF respond to charges against the way they operate in Sierra Leone.

Accused by the government of stalling development and by critics on the Left of not being radical enough, NGOs in India are facing many challenges. Dionne Bunsha reports.

The green imperialism of some conservation charities, by Sophie Pritchard.

Cartoonist Polyp’s satirical take on field work.

Big NGOs and big corporations – Ian Brown finds they are getting a bit too close.

There are more NGOs today than ever; some are bigger than ever. Yet, discovers Dinyar Godrej, questions persist about their role.

The daily reality of life in Gaza creates unseen psychological scars, writes psychiatrist Samah Jabr.

Graeme Green talks to author and activist Naomi Klein about why global warming is a political issue.

Why did an oil company go to such lengths to monitor Jess Worth’s activism? Perhaps we are more powerful than we think.

Twenty years after the execution of their leader, the Ogoni people are rebelling once more. Patrick Naagbanton reports from the frontline.

Investors are starting to wonder whether oil’s such a good bet, reveals Jeremy Leggett.